MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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